Management-Support
Summary of Applicable Benefits
The following is a summary of benefits for employees occupying job titles
classified as "management-support" by the Board of Trustees of the County
College of Morris:
Listing of
Benefits:
I. Statutory
Benefits
II. Retirement Benefits
III. Health
/ Dental Benefits:
A. State Health
Benefit Program
B. Delta Dental's
Premier Dental Program
C.
Health Benefit Waiver
IV. Wage Replacement Benefits:
A. Life Insurance
B. Short Term
Disability
C. Long Term Disability
V. Paid
Leave
A
Holidays
B. Vacation Leave
C. Sick Leave
D.
Personal Leave
E.
Floating Holidays
F.. Family
Illness Leave
VI. Educational
Assistance Benefits:
A.
Tuition Waiver
B. Tuition Reimbursement
VII. Other Benefits:
A.
Service Bonus
B.
Employee Assistance Program
C.
Mileage Reimbursement
D.
Meal Reimbursement
VIII. Convenience
Benefits
A .
Credit Union
B.
Direct Deposit
C.
Bookstore
D.
MICRA
E.
Buyer's Edge Purchasing Plan
IX. Savings Plans (Optional)
A.
Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust
B . Additional
Contributions Tax-Sheltered
C. 457(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Probationary Period
Brief Description of Benefits - Below is a brief
description of each benefit plan. These descriptions are not intended to provide all the
rights, privileges, or conditions for use of the benefits. Instead, this
listing is intended to provide employees with an overall view of their benefit
program. Detailed information will be provided to the
newly hired employee during their benefits orientation.
Statutory Benefits - As
required by law, the College offers the following statutory benefits:
- Social Security (FICA)
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- Unemployment Compensation Insurance
- New Jersey and Federal Family & Medical Leave
Retirement Benefits-
Employees be will enrolled in the
Public Employees Retirement
System provided they meet the state's eligibility criteria. This is a defined benefit program which provides
retirement and life insurance benefits. Employees in this pension program
have the ability to tax shelter an additional 10% of their salary in the
Supplemental
Annuity Collective Trust of New Jersey (SACT) program.
All employees may participate in the
Additional
Contributions Tax-Sheltered (ACTS) program. Under ACTS, the member has
the opportunity to invest in tax-deferred annuities with any of the 6 investment
carriers approved by the Division of Pension & Benefits.
The current vendors offering tax deferred annuity plans
under this program are:
AIG-VALIC
Metlife (formerly
CitiStreet)
Equitable
The Hartford
ING
TIAA-CREF
Health Benefits:
- State Health Benefit Plan
- Membership in the N.J. State Health Benefit
Program. This program provides health insurance coverage through either: 1)
Traditional Indemnity Plan (Blue Cross/Blue Shield); 2) a choice from a number of Health
Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s); or 3) a Point of Service Plan (New Jersey Plus
Health Plan).
- Delta Dental of NJ - This plan provides single
(employee only) coverage in Delta Dental's
Premier Dental Program. Employees may elect to
purchase dependent coverage at their own expense.
- Health Benefit Waiver -
Employees eligible for health coverage who are covered by another health
plan are eligible to waive their health coverage at CCM. Those who elect to
waive coverage will receive quarterly, taxable, cash stipends according to
the level of coverage they waive. Coverage begins the first of the month
following a 60 day waiting period from the date of hire.
Wage Replacement Benefits:
- Long Term Disability Benefits
- Vested members (10 years of service) of PERS are eligible to receive a pension for
permanent disability under the guidelines outlined by the State.
Paid Leave
- Holidays - Management-support personnel are
eligible to receive up to 15 paid holidays each year.
- Vacation Leave - Management-support
employees are entitled to vacation leave following the
successful completion of their probationary period. Annual vacation leave is
earned according to their years of
service:
Years of Service
Annual Vacation Leave
0 to 4 completed years
12 Vacation Days
5 completed years
17
Vacation Days
6 completed years
18
Vacation Days
7 completed years
19
Vacation Days
8 completed years 20 Vacation Days
9 completed years
21 Vacation Days
10 + completed years
22
Vacation Days
- Sick Leave -
Management-support employees accrue earn
one sick day on the 15th of each month.
- Personal Leave -
Management-support employees
accrue three personal leave days per fiscal year.
- Family Illness Leave - In the event of serious illness of immediate family each
employee is entitled up to four family illness leave days per fiscal year.
Educational Assistance Benefits:
- Tuition Waiver - Management-support employees, their
spouses and dependent children are eligible for tuition waivers for course work, credit
and non-credit, taken at CCM.
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Each employee is eligible to apply
for reimbursement for up to 12 credits per year for approved academic courses
taken at an accredited institution of higher education. Reimbursement is
made up to the prevailing Rutgers University in-state per credit tuition rate.
Reimbursement for the total group is capped at $15,000. Additional
information is available in Human Resources.
Other Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program
- Provides 2 free, confidential, professional counseling sessions for employees and
their covered family members..
- Mileage Reimbursement -
Each employee is entitled to mileage reimbursement in accordance with the reimbursement rate
established by the Board of Trustees for use of their private automobile while conducting official College
business which requires travel.
- Service Bonus - Management-Support employees who complete years of
continuous service as identified on the chart below, are entitled to the corresponding
service bonus payment:
Years
of Service
Annual Service Bonus Payment:
8th
through 11th Year
$325
12th
through 15th Year
$375
16th
through 19th Year
$525
20th
Year and beyond
$625
- Meal Reimbursement - Employees required to work three or more hours
beyond their regular work days shall be entitled to a meal allowance of $8.50.
Convenience Benefits - The
College offers the following benefits for the convenience of our employees:
- Credit Union - Employees and their families may join Tri-Co Federal Credit Union
- Direct Deposit - Employees can
request to direct deposit their
entire paycheck to a bank(s) of their choice
- Bookstore Discount - Employees receive a 15% discount on purchases
of $5 or more.
- MICRA - The Morris County Industrial Recreation Association is a non-profit
organization which provides sports programs including a
winter tennis team and summer softball team. Information is posted on the Benefit Information Web Page and in
the CCMemo (Internal Newsletter).
- Buyers Edge - The Buyers
Edge is a consumer buying service that guarantees the lowest prices on most major
purchases for their 2.5 million members in the tri-state area. To access this web
page you will need to have the College's user name and password. To obtain this
information, call the Human Resources Department (x-5035) or e-mail Ms.
Karyn Norbergmailto:knorberg@ccm.edu
Savings Plans
(Voluntary) - Employees
have the option of tax sheltering money through the following plans:
- SACT - This site
provides a plan description of the Supplemental
Annuity Collective Trust. The SACT is a voluntary investment program that
provides retirement income separate from, and in addition to, your basic pension plan.
- ACTS -
This site provides a plan description of the Additional Contributions Tax-Sheltered
(ACTS) Program. ACTS allows eligible employees to obtain supplemental
tax-deferred annuities with a variety of carriers through a salary reduction agreement.
-
457(b)- The college offers a 457(b) plan
through TIAA-CREF which enables you to set aside a portion of your salary on
a before-tax basis providing employees another way to save for retirement.
Employees may contribute as much as 100% of gross annual compensation,
generally not to exceed the allowable IRS stated maximum.
Probationary Period - The probationary
period for newly hired employees is 6 months.
Questions related to any of the benefits programs or a desire for further information
may be addressed to Karyn Norberg, Benefits Manager at ext.
5035 or mailto:knorberg@ccm.edu
or Rita Ragany-Bayer, Associate Director of Human Resources at ext. 5041 or
mailto:rragany-bayer@ccm.edu.
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